New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-17
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD
THE TEMPERANCE PLANK CRITICISED.
WHAT THE PROHIBITION CANDIDATE FOR SL0""
TARY OF STATE HAS TO SAY.

r,,r r,,r ppouBITION CANDIDATE FOR SECKh-
TARY OF STATE HAS TO SAY.
OLEAS Sept. 10 LSpeciatJ.-The Rev. DE- -. W,
Huntington candidate Of the PROHIBITION party ioi '
rotary of state, lives here AMI Is the pastor ., '"e
congregation o. the Methodist Episcopal Church 10
80, a ,.m,erance meeting was held ia Mayors Han
mar h,s care which in the language OF FREDERICK f.
wheeler chairman OF the Prohibition state Co'nitec
may be regarded the opening gun OF tue ffohoi'o
nartvs campaign IN this state. Dr. Huntington VIII
continus the campaign by making series o speecncS
IN various counties or the state. He will speak at Bling
hamton on september II. at Addison or Corning on
sentenber %, at Elmira September 23 ana nj
Brooklyn on September 35 lie will then make mum
her OF specches counties Of Erie Cortland Dutch-
ess and fulton. Commenting on the temperance prank
Of the Republican platform, Dr Huntington said Tonight
WHY did not the delegates 10 the Republican state
convention their temperance plank say that they ap
prove OF higliccnse AM other so caileu
Gi,is nassed by the Republican Legislature and say
srtber that they pledged the parys support in the
future To those bills ! Mr. Crosby's amendment when
M rceced was clear and explicit on the subject.
Thev mt The Republican party Ia the singular position
of rejecting Mr. CTosbys amendment approving OF inc
bichcense bill and then in another breath denouncing
Goysrnnr Iill for vetong that bill. That certainly
was Illogical. The plank Is cuhnlng! "orieo
say gsotnre in passing the bills limit and restrict
the lionor traffic They indorss the purpose! Well
one can easily understand the purpose namely To pre-
the Prohibition party Bnt why hpt say Hnny d the
VedIer Liauor Tax bill Then the plank reco"nendS
loci option by counties, towns ana cities r,, 90
Ioc, onion will not DO II Is not enforced That Is
tho tr ,nble We temper nee have to act through
the officials OF county or town ana usuay ae' ,o,n
The towns 10 tine counties wOid turn the state Into
checker board OF reputedly Temperance ana anu
ance counties. But the counties tdht SHOULD a1op'
loca opton would surrounded or Touched ny coh
ties selling liquor freely that the law would ne hopet
alive As for reducing liquor selling Dy thhhuo us'
il impossible II is cold way IN which TO attack IN
tempsrance. Can you expect 10 sunilo tue nq.pol
traffic IN State By ape ,ling to the schsnncss OF tnc
taxnayeri on no. you not going TO regeheritc tho
drinking habits of society IN That way hgh hceuse
which Is form OF taxation. does not diminish u. Sio
Of inuOr IL only makes the saloons more attractive IN
appearance, more alluring moro tempting rhey NJ W
these saloons tasiefuy ana vac youns ao hn hish
easily tempted into them ! investigated the h nT
license system in Nebraska In 1850 ah' asain ~ 30
tenn Nv conclusion was thai inst M much liquor Us
sold under II a. under the lowcense system In some
places also In Nebraska, there are more saoons a
now than before the blBiActhsc - ste W.
established The Republican state cohvnh'ion nv nv
better NOT have pointed with pride To its socalled
temperance bills Its record In TINS respect VIII NOS
or;ors Nil s,eak about IL and we will answer them
al%avs am highly entertained by Republican speeches
anproyal OF one act OF the Republican Legislature;
namely. the passage of the bill iorolad'ng ie sa.
1uor IN quantities above five gallons In the local option
towns That ~ forced will help some snd hey snoua
have the credit OF passing II .honsa ao1. u sooy
mn also ohIeet 70 local option because making US
confess that license right somewhere sal thN tnH
Republican party does not have good rccori on t's
aclrs hrokc ts word 10 tho temperance was
a free soil and Republican tll 1878 Inc yolr
previous the antidran shop party. with which symps
thize asked the Republicans party Ia give piense l
Il would mass local option law The pledge was gwen
aud th- anti n-shop party withdrew Us candidates
Well. the Republican Legislature passed local op'n
BILL il u true, but the measure came near iailhg 70
mass I'm the Assembly and passed finally by the vote
nf smith Weed Democrat Then the Republican 'ov,
ernor John Dix kept the bill till the a. day lie could
hold H. Then he vetoed IT, never voted Tor pup.
lean candidate after that veto ami that failure 10 Keep
a pledge.
The members OF the Silver Lake Quartet sang songs
and then a speech was male by Professor A. A. Hop
kins OF Rochester, the Prohibition candidate for Gov
ernor in ss2 Speeches were also made IN behalf oil
temporance by the Rev T. J. Bisse presiding elder OF
the oean District OF the Genesee Conference. anu by
John A. Nichols of Worcester Mass. tue organizer oil
Prohibition clubs In Cattaralgus County.